John Thomas Lutz (September 11, 1939[1] – January 9, 2021)[2] was an American writer who mainly wrote mystery novels.
Lutz's work included political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre.
Lutz's novels and short fiction have been translated into almost every language and adapted for almost every medium.
[7][8] He and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis, Missouri, and Sarasota, Florida.
[2][9] In 1995, Lutz received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America.